High Country Bumble Bee vs Ooldea dunnart

Bombus balteatus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• High Country Bumble Bee is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	High Country Bumble Bee	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Bombus	Sminthopsis
Species	Bombus balteatus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

High Country Bumble Bee and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

High Country Bumble Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	High Country Bumble Bee	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

High Country Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.